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Gelechiidae 59a0705 – 1786   "Recurvaria" vestigata (Meyrick, 1929)

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Description/ Field Marks: See Meyrick (1929) and illustrations in Clarke (1969). Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: vestigata (Meyrick, 1929) (Recurvaria) mispl. - MONA 1983: 1786; TL: Toronto, ON. Taxonomic Notes: "Recurvaria" vestigata Meyrick, 1929, provisional generic placement, is listed as misplaced in Lee et al. (2009).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Clarke, J.F.G., 1969. Catalogue of the type specimens of microlepidoptera in the British Museum (Natural History) described by Edward Meyrick, 7: 344; pl. 172, fig. 2-2a. (lectotype & genitalia) Lee, S., R.W. Hodges, & R.L. Brown, 2009. Checklist of Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera) in America North of Mexico. Zootaxa, 2231: 1-39. Meyrick, E., 1929. Exotic Microlepidoptera, 3(16): 485.

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